The Foundations of the Earth
2 Samuel 22:16 — the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were laid bare
Psalm 24:1-2 — [God] hath founded [the earth] upon the seas, and established it upon the floods
Psalm 104:5 — [God] set the earth on its foundations, so that it shall never be shaken. (or, laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever)
Proverbs 8:29 — when he marked out the foundations of the earth
Isaiah 24:18 — the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Isaiah 48:13 — My hand laid the foundation of the earth
Jeremiah 31:37 — .. the foundations of the earth searched out beneath (See notes at this verse.)
Zechariah 12:1— .. the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the human spirit within
Compare Common Understanding in the Ancient Near East on the page The Firmament.
See also:
- J. H. Hertz's note about the foundations of the earth at Jonah 2:3-7
- This illustration of Hebrew cosmology by Dr Ben Stanhope (also on the page The Firmament)